About

I’m a fiction writer, painter, hiker, dog-lover, medievalist who teaches business communication and all levels of English comp. For many years, early in my career, I taught ESL at an international school. Before that, I had the privilege of being a Foreign Expert in English at South China Teachers University in Guangzhou, PRC, where I taught literature and writing to students who would become English teachers.

My interests are pretty eclectic. One advantage of having been a career part-time instructor is that I don’t owe allegiance to any one field or discipline. I see myself as a Goliard (though I don’t drink…).

For example — my favorite writer is Goethe. My thesis (back in 1978-79) was “Fiction and Poetry in Godey’s Lady’s Book from 1825-1845.” I’ve given papers on such varied topics as Fellini, “Old Half Head: the Artist as Hero;” on the REAL (vs the popular image of the) medieval leper; working as a foreign expert in the People’s Republic of China (in the timewarp; that was back in 1985.

You can see my books here: https://marthakennedydotco.wordpress.com